Importance Of Interoperability In Healthcare

When it comes to the US healthcare system there is no doubt about it that it faces a wide variety of challenges. It is no secret that the US spends more money per person on healthcare than any other country and still fall behind these countries despite all the spending. Access to healthcare is one of the current challenges that the US healthcare system faces today. Millions of Americans remain uninsured due to high cost of out of pocket payments and high premiums. That means that these people fail to visit doctors when needed, due to the fear of high medical bills. The delay to visit a doctor usually result into the person’s condition to worsen, which leads to higher cost for care. Also not getting proper care can put the public at risk depending
Patients often see different doctors in different settings, which can result into confusion and mistakes being made. That is why interoperability is important in healthcare facilities. It allows healthcare system to connect and exchange information. Health care providers would have a clear understanding of the patient medical history and would know immediately the necessary steps needed to treat the patient. The Institute of Medical stated that patients shouldn’t be harm by the healthcare system that is supposed to offer care and support to them. I totally agree. Healthcare facilities is where people seek help and comfort. It shouldn’t be nothing less. There needs to be ways in which care givers can prevent fatal mistakes from
According to an article written by Stefan Timmermans and Aaron Mauck, evidence- based medicine is describe as “the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.” Evidence-based medicine involves clinical knowledge and also external clinical evidence to answer questions and to treat patients with better care. Evidence base medicine integrate clinical expertise with research.
Many clinicians however, have trouble keeping up with the latest research and guidelines because there are so many. Cost is also an issue when it comes to evidence-based medicine because funding for research can be costly. Many also feel that there is a lack of evidence and lack of skills when it comes to certain illnesses. Some healthcare professionals are not trained enough and therefore have trouble interpreting the data presented to